Opera
This Greek mythology inspired the first Opera composed by Caludio Monteverdi
What is Orfeo
The Father of Atonality
Who is Schoenberg
This Renaissance form saw composers stretching the use of Polyphony to it's highest complexity.
What is the Mass
Predecessor to the modern piano; strings are plucked ( not hammered)
What is the harpsichord?
This term indicates multiple lines of music (developed during the Medieval period and expanded during the Renaissance)
What is polyphony
This composer is considered the master of Opera Buffa
Who is Mozart
Composed the Well Tempered Clavier
Who is Bach
Composers used this multi-movement form beginning in the 18th century to show off the virtuosity of solo performers.
What is the Concerto
This composer wrote a series of 4 operas that last over 15 hrs
Who is Wagner
Speech-singing found in Berg's opera Wozzek, also in Pierre Lunaire ( Schoenberg)
What is Sprechstemme
The final scene of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea is the first example of this common musical moment found in opera
What is the "love duet" ( Between Nero and Poppea)
Arguably the most famous composer during the Renaissance period. Loved to compose Motets!
Josquin De Prez
A song in Opera - typically focuses on one emotion and does not move the plot forward
What is an Aria
Who is Franz Schubert
Early Polyphony
What is Organum
This Opera features the famous "Queen of the Night" aria
What is the The Magic Flute
Composed the Rite of Spring
Who is Stravinsky
The Art Song
Who is Beethoven
This genre finds its name in the Italian word sonare (to sound)
What is the Sonata?
Mozart's only German language Opera
What is " The Magic Flute" Die Zauberflöte
The Father of the Symphony
Who is Joseph Haydn?
A multi-movement work for orchestra; popularized during the Classical Period
What is the symphony?
My favorite Mahler Symphony
What is Mahler 2
The English name for the genre known as Lieder
What is Art Song?